THE INFLUENCE OF STATE MONOPOLY OF ALCOHOL DISTRIBUTION AND THE FREQUENCY OF PACKAGE STORES ON SINGLE MOTOR VEHICLE FATALITIES

Two elements of alcohol availability, the frequency of packaged-liquor outlets and state monopoly of distribution, were assessed in terms of their impact on fatal single motor vehicle accidents. A cross-sectional analysis of the United States employed a multiple regression analysis which statistically controlled for average mileage driven, the degree of urbanization, and the proportion of male drivers. State monopoly of distribution was not associated with single vehicle fatalities while a significant and positive association was obtained for the frequency of outlets. A point of diminishing returns in single vehicle fatalities was found when the outlet density was less than one outlet per million of the drinking age population. This reversal of the relationship appears to reflect the additional driving required to make purchases in areas where outlets are sparse. The social policy implications of the findings are discussed.

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  Marcel Dekker, Incorporated

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• Authors:
  • Colon, I
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 325-331
• Serial:
  • American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Marcel Dekker, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0095-2990
  • EISSN: 1097-9891
  • Serial URL: http://informahealthcare.com/ada

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholic beverages; Businesses; Drivers; Electromagnetic frequencies; Fatalities; Males; Monopoly; Regression analysis; Single vehicle crashes; State government; Supply; Telephone influence factors
• Uncontrolled Terms: Availability
• Old TRIS Terms: Influence factors; Male drivers
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392233
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 327
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 30 1985 12:00AM